The Qianhua Continent has had the saying of "four hegemons, three rites, and two respects" since ancient times. The "Four Tyrants" refer to the four countries of Gan, Heng, Wu and Can, the "Three Rites" refer to the three countries of Rong, Bin and Li, and the "Two Honors" refer to the two countries of Kang and Mi. In addition to these nine superpowers, there are also 26 powers, 55 powers, and countless other small and medium-sized countries.

Bin State, one of the "Three Rites" of the Qianhua Continent. It ranks fourth in the entire Qianhua continent and is one of the three countries with the most important rituals. Although it is not as red tape as the country of etiquette, it is also quite open-minded, and everything is generous and decent, and it is not rude.

Hongyang City, the capital of Bin State, is the smallest of the five main cities of Bin State, and it is also the most loosely guarded. However, due to Binguo's emphasis on etiquette and religion, it can be said that every family here does not close their doors at night, and everyone does not leave anything behind.

The Imperial City is located in the middle of Hongyang City in the north, and the emphasis is to sit in the north and face south. Above the court, hundreds of civil and military officials are on both sides, and one person sits on the third step of the main hall, which is the lord of the Bin country, Ji Fang, and the emperor is called Longjiang.

The Bin country has a strict hierarchy, and on the third order, except for the close attendants of the lord of the country, the rest of the people are below the third order, but above the second order, there is an old man. This person has a ruddy complexion, two eyes, and full of energy, it is the Taifu of the lord of the Bin State, Teng Jingyu, the veteran of the Three Dynasties.

This person was admitted to the Wenju at the age of fourteen, won the Wukui at the age of sixteen, was a general in the army at the age of seventeen, and was already the marshal of the town at the age of twenty-four. Now at the age of eighty, he can be a pioneer of the former army, and his surname is arrogant. This old man was wearing court clothes, holding a three-foot long sword, and his eight-foot height stood like a pine.

The lord of the country, Ji Fang, said loudly: "In last year's township examination, have the results of various places been summarized and reported?"

An official replied: "It has been reported, and it was still delivered at four o'clock yesterday." ”

"Okay! Present!

After a while, a small hall official ran up to the main hall with a stack of yellow silks, and the palace official on duty immediately took it, and handed it up one by one, and after the second order, the attendant also bowed down, and when he reached the third order, he had to kneel on the ground.

Emperor Longjiang took the yellow silk and carefully read the young talents selected by the 64 counties of Binguo and hundreds of townships, these young people are between eleven and fourteen years old, and they are both civil and military, people who know etiquette, and they are also the top three in the township examination.

Emperor Longjiang looked at the names of each person, and carefully read the brief notes behind the names, but when he saw the name of a person, his brows wrinkled slightly: Sun Xiaohan, a person from Tengjiazhuang, Hansong Township, Liuyan County, was twelve years old, third in the literary examination, and second in the martial arts examination. "Sun Xiaohan, Sun Xiaohan -- such a familiar name -- why can't you remember it?

"This person--this person--"

"How is this person, say it quickly, why bother with !!"

"This man - this man - is the grandson of Taifu"

"Oh! I remember! Taifu, didn't you say that your grandson doesn't have to participate in the township and county exams. Can you directly participate in the temple examination? How can this --??"

"My lord, the old man doesn't want to show favoritism. What's more, it is just a shame for a small township to have such a result, and it is just a shame to directly participate in the palace examination! When several of the old man's disciples made suggestions to the lord of the country, the old man was very opposed. This example cannot be opened, the old man should be the master of the court, and the officials should be self-disciplined. What's more, the second son is too mediocre and useless, and it is not enough for the lord of the country to bother. ”

"It's too serious, I look at this son extraordinary. I heard that when this son was nine years old, he had already mastered the essence of your Mianyun marksmanship, and he had even practiced the Five Beasts Sword Technique to the seventh level. Moreover, the military book and the ancient text were passed down by the Taifu himself. I'm afraid I have reservations about the results of this township test!"

"The old minister doesn't dare!"

"Hey, since Taifu is persistent, Lone won't talk about it, let this son pass the third-order test!"

"Thank you, Lord Guo! The old minister thinks that this son is already preparing for the county test. Now the old minister is also going to return to his hometown, and I hope that the lord of the country will approve it!"

"Can you ignore this matter?"

"Lord of the country, please allow the old man to return to his hometown! First, to avoid suspicion, second, to be old and homesick, and third, to teach the old man to teach Xiaohan well!"

"Hahaha! Where is Taifu avoiding suspicion? Is it clearly cheating! Forget it, Taifu has been mentioning this matter for five years, and it is not easy for Gu to push it anymore! Yes, I hope Taifu can help Gu find a good successor!"

"Thank you, the old man will live up to the trust of the lord of the country!"

After retreating, Teng Jingyu immediately returned to the mansion to pack up. Today, although the lord of the court agreed to his request to return to his hometown, he couldn't keep it and regretted it, after all, this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened.

After instructing his family to be servants, Teng Jingyu hurried to the case garden non-stop. Because he already had experience, the first thing Teng Jingyu had to do was to eliminate officials and transfer power. The first few times I procrastinated because of these things, I was stopped back by the lord of the country.

When he came to the case garden, the doorman immediately invited Teng Jingyu into the back hall. Qiu Dong, who is also the commander of the case, has already stepped out of the gate. This Qiu Dong is one of Teng Jingyu's protégés, although the article is ordinary, and the martial arts are not outstanding. But this person is very open-minded in doing things, never bends the law for personal gain, and even the lord of Bin State and Teng Jingyu have no room for maneuver when he picks up official affairs. Therefore, Teng Jingyu strongly recommended Qiu Dong to be the concurrently in charge of the case, arbitrarily appointing and dismissing officials in various provinces and counties, as well as annual performance evaluation.

"The teacher is coming, and the students can't meet each other for ten miles, please respect the teacher's staff. ”

"Get up, I'm here to do business, and there's no need for etiquette. ”

"The respected teacher is here to eliminate the official! The student will handle it for the respected teacher! Respected teacher, are you really going back to your hometown?"

"Yes, I'm old! I'm tired, I'm tired! Let's handle it quickly, it's too late!"

Qiu Dong also understood that he was not verbose, and immediately handled the corresponding matters for Teng Jingyu to eliminate the official. Check the files, sort out the gains and losses, and list all the items clearly. In the end, the power to be handed over was recorded, and Teng Jingyu's name was drawn from the official cloth.

It was only at this time that Teng Jingyu breathed a sigh of relief. However, just as everything was in order, someone outside suddenly shouted: "The lord of the country has arrived~~~!"

Teng Jingyu and Qiu Dong were stunned for a moment when they heard this, then they looked at each other and smiled, both of them walked out of the back hall, and bowed down!

Emperor Longjiang hurriedly helped Teng Jingyu up and said: "Taifu, Gu has already made it clear that Taifu is a young man with great merits, so he doesn't need to be a monarch and a minister!"

Teng Jingyu hurriedly said: "The grass people have to see the lord of the country, how can they not give a big gift!"

"Caomin--? is it true that Taifu has already eliminated the official?"

"Yes"

"Hey~~~~! Lone is still a step slower! Taifu! Don't you have to go?"

"The old decay is loved by the lord of the country, and his heart does not dare to forget! How can he be too old to relieve the worries of the lord of the country, occupy his position empty, and fail to do the truth, which is a great sin. In addition, the old man misses his hometown and has no intention of going to politics, but he wants to return it early. Please forgive me!"

"Okay! Taifu's words have come to this, and Gu will not say more. Lonely, but begged Taifu to find someone who could replace Taifu for Lonely!"

"The old man must go all out to find it!

"Taifu! Lonely Xiaohan is a good candidate!"

"The lord of the country must not! The old grandson is a mediocre person! Wen cannot appease the people, and the military cannot defend the territory. How could the lord of the kingdom have such an idea!"

"It's too modest. For Xiao Han, Taifu must know better in his heart that Lone only needs to wait for a few years!" After speaking, he turned around and went back to the palace.

Teng Jingyu turned to Qiu Dong and said, "The old man is gone, the senior brothers you told you on my behalf should do everything as you like, and you can't be too rigid in red tape." Do it yourself!"

After leaving the case garden, Teng Jingyu went back to the mansion directly, and when he arrived at the mansion, the housekeeper and servants had already cleaned up everything at home. Teng Jingyu had dinner and learned the art of war, so he came to the backyard and entered a large house.

This is a loft of reading power, and it is also the largest building in the house, the first floor is the martial arts hall, the second floor is the Fuwen Hall, the third floor is divided into two rooms on the left and right, the left is the Protector Pavilion, which is full of Teng Jingyu's dozens of years of collection of divine weapons; And in Teng Jingyu's hometown, Tengjiazhuang's mansion, there is also an attic that is identical.

Teng Jingyu came to the Protector Pavilion and opened the door, there were all kinds of weapons in the house, including swords, knives, guns, clubs, and various formats, too many to mention. And Teng Jingyu's favorite is naturally the gilded lion's mane double moon spear and the Qingyun Dragon Roar Armor he uses.

In fact, there is another one, that is, the emerald blue water sword, but this sword is not here, but in my hometown. Its owner is not Teng Jingyu, but Sun Xiaohan, who is never forgotten in the mouth of the Emperor of Longjiang. Teng Jingyu looked at the empty sword frame and couldn't help laughing. "I don't know what this kid looks like now. Five years! Five years! Haven't you grown taller!"

Teng Jingyu couldn't help but recall the past: when he returned to his hometown during the Spring Festival eight years ago, the family reunited at a table, and everyone didn't dare to make a mistake in front of him, but this little grandson pestered him to ask questions. The adults in the family looked at each other, and it was strange why Teng Jingyu was not angry, but hugged Xiao Xiaohan and said endlessly. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Teng Jingyu practiced in the martial arts hall as usual, and the recruitment was finalized.

Suddenly, he found Xiao Xiaohan standing aside and staring at him with big eyes, his eyes full of curiosity and no fear, looking straight at the emerald blue water sword in his hand. Teng Jingyu gave the sword in his hand to Xiao Xiaohan on a whim. Who knew that Xiao Xiaohan grabbed the sword and turned around and ran, Teng Jingyu didn't come back to his senses, Xiao Xiaohan had already arrived at the door.

I don't know if it's too excited, or too panicked. Xiao Xiaohan took an unsteady step, stumbling on the threshold, and the tip of the sword in his hand pierced his heart. The frightened Teng Jingyu rushed to Xiao Xiaohan's back to stop his waist to protect him, and at this time, the tip of the sword had already touched Xiao Xiaohan's heart.

Teng Jingyu, who was covered in a cold sweat, scolded Xiao Xiaohan loudly, and the little Xiaohan not only did not cry, but stared directly at the sword. Teng Jingyu was furious, but it was difficult to fight, so he used a straw rope to trap Xiaoxiaohan on the bamboo bench, which was regarded as confinement.

And Xiao Xiaohan's performance surprised Teng Jingyu even more, Xiao Xiaohan didn't even say a word, just took care of himself, as if Teng Jingyu didn't exist at all. Teng Jingyu also simply sat down and looked at Xiao Xiaohan. The boy was relieved all morning, and never gave up until lunch. Teng Jingyu was really shocked, and secretly said in his heart: This son will definitely be a man of the year in the future.

Later, Teng Jingyu left Xiao Xiaohan in the mansion and taught him his skills in person. passed on his mastery of Mianyun marksmanship and the Five Beasts Sword Technique to Sun Xiaohan, and personally instructed him in his book literacy. Sun Xiaohan is not only extremely talented in martial arts, but also faster than ordinary people in reading and writing.

If an article is to be remembered, it will be taken for several hours, even a day or two. And Sun Xiaohan just shook his head and read it a few times, and he could recite it one after another. This made Teng Jingyu see his successor.